Admissions

LREI seeks to enroll students who are bright, curious, motivated and who show strong academic promise. The School is committed to creating an environment that is reflective of the wider community by enrolling students from diverse religious, ethnic, racial, and economic backgrounds and gender identities. Creating this diverse student body fosters opportunities for deeper cultural learning and understanding.

We Are LREI

Welcome to LREI. We are now, as we have always been, guided by our school's mission. As a truly progressive school community, we never shy away from the challenges and the possibilities of change and growth. It is this bold, experimental, progressive vision of education that continues to inspire and guide the LREI community today. What we did yesterday, what we are doing today, and what we will do tomorrow are all a part of a coherent 14-year experience inspired by our mission.

Academics

Since its founding, the LREI experience has been grounded in progressive principles that shape the design of program in each of our divisions. These principles place students at the center of their learning experiences, call on us to narrow the distance between the world around students and their school experiences, and engage learners in authentic problem solving on a daily basis. Our mission driven approach informs all aspects of our 14-year experience.

Life @ LREI

Our founding ideals of learning that is grounded in experience, inquiry, collaboration, growth and active democratic citizenship inform every aspect of daily life at LREI. LREI truly is a community of learners; it is a place where students, faculty and families come together each day in the spirit of creativity, collaboration and consequence.

Our Community

LREI is a community built on understanding and respect for others. Like New York City, we are diverse in every sense of the word. We are scientists, artists, historians and more. We embody a wide range of interests, beliefs, family structures and backgrounds. We thrive on the unique ideas and perspectives each person brings to the school.

HS Life at Charlton HS Principal, Micah Dov Gottlieb

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High School Principal, Micahl Dov Gottlieb reflects on the fall season, "the thankfulness tree we created at our Thanksgiving assembly stands tall in the lobby and reminds us of all that we are grateful for. I am grateful for our wonderful community - the exceptional teachers, our amazing students, and for the trust families have given us to educate their children - Thank You!"

Click to read more about high school life at our Charlton campus.

On Tuesday evening we had our first ever Fall Sports Awards evening, it was well attended and full of inspiration - with stories and anecdotes about hard-work, growth, challenge, and perseverance. Our Athletics program has had such high participation and such strong results that one evening at the end of the year was not enough to celebrate the amazing achievements of our student-athletes.

This fall each team had something to be truly proud of.

Boys Cross Country - League Champions and placed 7th in the NYSAIS state tournament.

Girls Cross Country - League Champions and placed 10th in the NYSAIS state tournament.

Boys Soccer - League Champions and competed in the NYSAIS state tournament.

Girls Soccer - Made it to the League Championship Playoff

Varsity Girls Volleyball - League Champions and competed in the NYSAIS state tournament.

Junior Varsity Girls Volleyball - League Champions

The return from Thanksgiving signals the winding up of the work of our first trimester - the assessment schedule (Tuesday, December 19th through Thursday, December 21st) was shared with students yesterday and is included at the bottom of this message. Many students are already engaging in culminating activities, putting together presentations, projects, and papers. For the Junior class, Chris Keimig - Junior Class Trip coordinator and Allison Isbell - HS Dean of Academics, announced the next phase for the Junior Class Trip.

“After a process in which our students researched, proposed, and advocated for a host of place-based research topics, the juniors have ultimately formed five small groups (11-12 students per group), each of which will study a different socio-political issue over the course of the year, culminating in a week-long place-based research project in April (the 23rd through the 27th).Each group will travel to a location that has been proposed by students as a place that this topic is most relevant and immediate, and where we can partner with and learn from individuals, organizations, and governments that are doing innovative work around this issue in their city or region.

Students have spent the last six weeks researching their issues and identifying potential partners on the ground in their respective cities. Over the course of Trimester 2, faculty trip leaders--who have guided our students through their research and thinking throughout this process--will work to connect with these partners and bring their group's vision and research to life. We have been continually impressed by the passion and seriousness with which our students have approached this work, and by their desire to engage in meaningful ways with their education and the world around them. We could not be more excited about the unique direction this trip has taken this year and to accompany students on this journey.”